Entries by Carissa Winter

Biologists cross-foster 16 Mexican gray wolf pups into wild dens

From Knau: Arizona wildlife officials say they’ve introduced 16 captive-born endangered Mexican gray wolf pups to wild dens. The process known as cross-fostering is meant to increase genetic diversity in the wolf population. The newborn pups were placed within 14 days of being born and bred at four facilities across the U.S. Click here for […]

Wolf killing could affect pack’s welfare, groups say

From Silver City Daily Press: The April shooting of a Mexican gray wolf by the government has environmental groups concerned about the welfare of its pack. A male wolf labeled as M1296 — also known as “Rusty,” a name suggested by a middle school student in a national competition — was killed April 12. Click […]

Colorado governor signs bill to pay livestock owners for wolf woes

From Courthouse News Service: In the coming months, Colorado biologists will release a pack of wolves onto the western slope of Colorado’s Rocky Mountains. The apex predator was hunted into local extinction eight decades ago, clearing the way for another animals to settle and thrive: livestock. In anticipation of inevitable wolf conflicts, Governor Jared Polis […]

Red Wolf Pups Bring New Sense of Hope to the Zoo

From Rhode Island Monthly: As the warmer weather approaches, a couple furry friends have entered the world. Roger WilliamsPark Zoo proudly welcomed its newest members, two red wolf pups born on April 29. This is the second year in a row eight-year-old Brave (the dam) and seven-year-old Diego (the sire) have added to zoo family as part […]

Genetic detection study confirms existence of a wolf-dog hybrid in Pune

From hindustantimes.com: In the study published in the journal Ecology and Evolution this month, citizen scientists from The Grassland Trust, Pune, and researchers from Bengaluru-based National Centre for Biological Sciences (NCBS) found the existence of hybrid wolf dog specie in Pune, which have become a threat to the Indian wolf specie. Click here for the […]

A Mexican Wolf Pup’s Journey into the Wild

From National Geographic: For centuries, Mexican gray wolves roamed the Southwest. But as cattle ranches spread, wolves became enemy number one, and by the 1970s the subspecies was nearly extinct. But after the Endangered Species Act was passed, the U.S. embarked on an ambitious plan to save the iconic predators. We’ll meet the Texas trapper […]

ODFW: Metolius wolves kill steer in Deschutes County; 1st wolf depredation

From Central Oregon Daily News: Deschutes County has its first confirmed case of wolf depredation since the wolves’ return. The Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife (ODFW) confirmed Friday that the Metolius group, consisting of two known wolves, killed a steer on private land in the Lower Bridge area. The investigation into the killing was […]